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2) We are electric: inside the 200-year hunt for our body's bioelectric code, and what the future holds
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Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Science journalist Sally Adee breaks open the field of bioelectricity-the electric currents that run through our bodies and every living thing-its misunderstood history, and why new discoveries will lead to new ways around antibiotic resistance, cleared arteries, and new ways to combat cancer. You may be familiar with the idea of our body's biome: the bacterial fauna that populate our gut and can so profoundly affect our health. In We Are Electric...
Author
Publisher
Molino RBA
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
We actually know very little about how our bodies work. With the same attention to detail found in A Short History of Everything, Bill Bryson explains the inner workings of the body in a way everyone can understand. Beginning with genes and the elements found inside us, he takes readers on a tour through all the major parts and systems. He also talks about major diseases and medicine.
6) Human body
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Language
English
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Focusing on contemporary and historical developments in the study of human anatomy, this features clear, age appropriate text, photographs, charts, graphics, and 3-D models highlighting the inner workings of our bodies -- from the framework of our skeleton to the millions of tiny cells that make our bodies work. In this updated edition, kids can discover how muscles and joints help us move, find out how x-rays work, see the network of nerves inside...
10) The anatomy student's self-test visual dictionary: an all-in-one anatomy reference and study aid
Author
Publisher
Barron's
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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"We humans like to think of ourselves as highly evolved creatures. But if we are supposedly evolution's greatest creation, why do we have such bad knees? Why do we catch head colds so often - 200 times more often than a dog does? How come our wrists have so many useless bones? Why is the vast majority of our genetic code pointless? And are we really supposed to swallow and breathe through the same narrow tube? Surely there's been some kind of mistake....
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